LexTALE, but not self-ratings, also correlated highly with previous experimental data on two word recognition paradigms. The results showed the following in both speaker groups: (1) LexTALE was a good predictor of English vocabulary knowledge 2) it also correlated substantially with a measure of general English proficiency and 3) LexTALE was generally superior to self-ratings in its predictions. Furthermore, the validity of LexTALE was compared with that of self-ratings of proficiency, a measure frequently used by L2 researchers. In a large-scale study with Dutch and Korean speakers of L2 English, we tested whether LexTALE, a 5-min vocabulary test, is a valid predictor of English vocabulary knowledge and, possibly, even of general English proficiency. The increasing number of experimental studies on second language (L2) processing, frequently with English as the L2, calls for a practical and valid measure of English vocabulary knowledge and proficiency.
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